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Hand laminated wood sculpture by Paméla Simard created from fluorescent microscopy images generated by Hunter S. Shaw. The piece named, Bdl, represents the visual system of the fruit fly brain, and more precisely, the contributions of adhesion molecules to photoreceptor synaptic development. This collaboration between artist and scientist as part of the Convergence Initiative explores the similarities between the processes involved in artistic creativity and in scientific research. Photography by Alex Tran. (pages 6817–6828).